A chambermaid and a former cop meet at a speed dating event and a romance develops. But during a romantic getaway things suddenly take a turn for the worse when her mysterious past is revealed.
A sly, triple twist of a film, this Italian intrigue is almost never what it seems, although everything ends up making perfect sense eventually. Along the way, though, it's slippery stuff.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
27 May 2011
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A twisty Italian thriller that takes some liberties with its now-you-see-'em/now-you-don't plot points, but no matter; the way director Giuseppe Capotondi keeps us guessing is deliciously, maliciously deft.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
2 Jun 2011
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"The Double Hour" is a tremendously entertaining take on film noir, with all the usual elements of the genre in play - crime, death, possibly murder and doomed romance. I think.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
2 Jun 2011
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Capotondi's nerve-shredding puzzler will delight fans of Hitchcock and Polanski.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
9 Jun 2011
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It keeps you off-balance, constantly assessing and reassessing.